Vermont's Robber Robber cover Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds", stripping it down to grungy guitars and delicate vocals. Their final 2025 release after signing to Fire Talk. Nina Cates and Zack James directed. #RobberRobber #BestNewMusic2025 #Week51 #FireTalk go.stereobar.net/bm7xk8a

Brussels art-rock quartet Gut Model release "Windmills", off their April 2026 album "Hex on us!". Maximalist sound mixing progressive rock and noise with current tensions. Léonard Thiébaut directed. #GutModel #BestNewMusic2025 #Week51 #ExagRecords go.stereobar.net/t30p18y

Sleaford Mods bring Sue Tompkins from Life Without Buildings onto "No Touch", off their January 16 album. Minimal beats meet kitchen sink drama about isolation and self-harm. Andrea Arnold directed the video. #SleafordMods #BestNewMusic2025 #Week51 #RoughTradeRecordsUk go.stereobar.net/avfre5o

Bill Callahan treats New York like an old friend on "Lonely City", backed by Matt Kinsey, Jim White, and Dustin Laurenzi. Second single from "My Days of 58", out Feb 27 on Drag City. #BillCallahan #BestNewMusic2025 #Week51 #DragCityRecords go.stereobar.net/5lpz728

Peter Matthew Bauer stacks organs, guitars, and patience on "Gold Paint For Blue Skies". The Walkmen's Matt Barrick drums while Starcrawler's Henri Cash plays bass. Lush, powerful, unhurried. #PeterMatthewBauer #BestNewMusic2025 #Week51 #FortuneTellers go.stereobar.net/5zh2wiq

Mesosauna links with Daniele Gas on "Rotta Calabra", where tribal drums and acid bass meet Italian spoken word reflecting on Mediterranean crossings and borders. Hypnotic and pointed. #Mesosauna #BestNewMusic2025 #Week51 #FactoryFlaws go.stereobar.net/m1aliek

Fallen leaves and a dusting of snow at Lowry Nature Center in Carver Park Reserve, December 2023. #Minnesota #Photography

BestNewMusic2025: Week 50 Roundup As we creep toward the holidays, the release schedule finally shows mercy. Only 13 tracks this week—practically a vacation for my poor overwhelmed hard drives. open.substack.com/pub/stereoba...

shishi release FAQ Remixed via Good Skills. Four producers including Kate Stein, Fabio Me Llaman Soltero, Kabinett, and THE NGHBR$ transform their alternative rock tracks into dancefloor-ready reworks. #Shishi #BestNewMusic2025 #Week50 #GoodSkills go.stereobar.net/mkr8l1u

fakemink drops "Black Jeep" featuring Fimiguerrero, co-produced by Skrillex. Under two minutes of blown-out synths and chaotic energy. First heard at Skrillex's Genesys set. From upcoming album Terrified. #Fakemink #BestNewMusic2025 #Week50 #Etnaveravela go.stereobar.net/b8y0ozs

Softcult release "Queen Of Nothing" from their debut album When A Flower Doesn't Grow (Jan 30 via Easy Life). Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn blend grunge and shoegaze with direct lyrics about systemic discrimination. #Softcult #BestNewMusic2025 #Week50 #Softcult go.stereobar.net/mh37y3k

The Afghan Whigs cover Poliça's "Fake Like" and Still Corners' "Downtown" on limited 7" via Royal Cream. Both born from soundcheck jams. First release since 2022's How Do You Burn?. Already sold out. #TheAfghanWhigs #BestNewMusic2025 #Week50 #RoyalCream go.stereobar.net/ilcpk5p

Remember Sports share "Cut Fruit" from their upcoming album The Refrigerator (out Feb 13 via Get Better Records). Fuzzed-out guitars and a sing-scream climax that recalls Frances Quinlan. #RememberSports #BestNewMusic2025 #Week50 #GetBetterRecords go.stereobar.net/cwyg8dt

The Twilite Tone's "I Still Need Love Too" features the return of YNOT Dusable and singer Dejah Gomez. Limited 7" B-side, only 300 copies pressed in Chicago. Ships 12/18. #TheTwiliteTone #BestNewMusic2025 #Week50 #ClosedSessions go.stereobar.net/wfcfpin

Plato III remixes "I Want (Money)" with McKinley Dixon and Kyle Bethel trading bars. Goes harder on wealth inequality while keeping the funk. From Grown album out now on Polyvinyl. #PlatoIii #BestNewMusic2025 #Week50 #PolyvinylRecords go.stereobar.net/03kt7ze

QUINQUIS' "Inkanuko" with Desire Marea gets remixed by Luca Perry. Breton-Zulu vocals stay intact while Perry builds club-ready production around them. From eor Remixes EP out now on Mute. #Quinquis #BestNewMusic2025 #Week50 #Mute go.stereobar.net/ho3awo2

Bristol's Grove releases "BABYLON ROTTEN" from HYDRA EP. Heavy 70bpm punk-infused industrial with Michael Gianan on guitar. Political rage channeled into propulsive electro-punk and dub. #Grove #BestNewMusic2025 #Week50 go.stereobar.net/nkvjea0

Dry Cleaning share "Let Me Grow and You'll See the Fruit" with Bruce Lamont on sax. Third single from Secret Love, out Jan 9. Stream-of-consciousness about loneliness. North American tour rescheduled to May. #DryCleaning #BestNewMusic2025 #Week50 #4adUk go.stereobar.net/18p43lk

Modern Nature release "Shasta", a track cut from The Heat Warps inspired by driving through Northern California. Jack Cooper wrote it watching Mount Shasta through foggy van windows. North American tour starts now. #ModernNature #BestNewMusic2025 #Week50 #BellaUnion go.stereobar.net/snmggxx

Pan Amsterdam's "NYC Town" gets a nocturnal electronic rework from NightjaR. Jazz-influenced rap meets layered production for late-night vibes. Out now via Heavenly Recordings. #PanAmsterdam #BestNewMusic2025 #Week50 #HeavenlyRecordings go.stereobar.net/qhze23o

Nothing go acoustic and stripped-down on "purple strings" with Mary Lattimore on harp. Second single from a short history of decay, out Feb 27. Massive 2026 tour announced. #Nothing #BestNewMusic2025 #Week50 #RunForCoverRecords go.stereobar.net/u3e1bvt

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BestNewMusic2025: Week 49 Roundup Another week, another 16 tracks I absolutely needed to add to my ever-expanding collection. My music library has achieved consciousness at this point and started making its own playlists. open.substack.com/pub/stereoba...

Laika Songs releases "High School", one beautiful song from the beautiful album I Can Feel an Ending. Fragmented synths meet acoustic guitars. Out now via Two Worlds. #LaikaSongs #BestNewMusic2025 #Week49 #TwoWorlds go.stereobar.net/fpo7eho

Tiga releases "SILK SCARF" with NYC trio Fcukers from his first album in a decade, HOTLIFE. Electro-edged grooves meet old school cowbells and party energy. April 17 via Turbo Recordings and Secret City Records. #Tiga #BestNewMusic2025 #Week49 #SecretCityRecords go.stereobar.net/ygu67mp

Puma Blue releases "Croak Dream", title track from his February 6 album. Jacob Allen explores prophetic dreams and laying ghosts to rest with trip-hop, dub, and electronic music. #PumaBlue #BestNewMusic2025 #Week49 #PlayItAgainSam go.stereobar.net/i7wym2m

Tourist releases "Sparks" from his sixth album Music Is Invisible. British producer Will Phillips dives into uplifting trance with melodic storytelling. Features Julianna Barwick and Real Lies. February UK/EU tour starts Glasgow. #Tourist #BestNewMusic2025 #Week49 go.stereobar.net/sfma74j

David Holmes' The Five Techniques release "Resistance In The Dark" with Róisín El Cherif and Paul Weller. Analogue electronics and Middle Eastern influences. Profits support Medical Aid for Palestinians. #TheFiveTechniques #MAP #BestNewMusic2025 #Week49 #HeavenlyRecordings go.stereobar.net/dqaqbk1

MEMORIALS release "In The Weeds", their first new music since Memorial Waterslides. The duo welds dub and folk into catchy pop with motorik rhythms and dubby production. Ultra-limited 7-inch December 12 via Fire Records. #Memorials #BestNewMusic2025 #Week49 #FireRecords go.stereobar.net/1xg5hek

Floating Points releases "Corner Of My Eye", a seven-minute shift from recent club music back to jazzy contemplation. Built on live percussion and tingly vibraphones, recalling his work with Pharoah Sanders. #FloatingPoints #BestNewMusic2025 #Week49 #RepublicOfMusic go.stereobar.net/8oj4mqj

Liège duo Chaton Laveur releases "Contre-La-Montre" from upcoming album Labyrinthe. Motorik bass meets mechanical drums and obsessive guitars, bridging Krautrock and indie pop. March 2026 via EXAG' Records. #ChatonLaveur #BestNewMusic2025 #Week49 #ExagRecords go.stereobar.net/y0peeao

Matthew Herbert reworks "Babystar" with Momoko Gill into a tripped-out dub. Sampled and manipulated vocals meet thumping rhythms with dark undertones. Unmistakably Herbert production via Strut. #MatthewHerbertMomokoGill #BestNewMusic2025 #Week49 #Strut go.stereobar.net/tx228p2

Jamie xx remixes Robyn's "Dopamine", his first remix in three years. The London producer reworks the original into a hypnotic dancefloor workout with bass, breaks, and grimy techno elements. Released via Young. #RobynJamieXx #BestNewMusic2025 #Week49 #Young go.stereobar.net/ujxdgj8

JessB and Tasker release "Say My Name", an after-dark electronic dance track recalling Beams era Presets. Pulsating rhythms meet JessB's hypnotic flow. Written and recorded in Sydney. #JessbXTasker #BestNewMusic2025 #Week49 #BullseyeRecords go.stereobar.net/yenen3u

Flea announces first solo album with eight-minute single "A Plea". The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist returns to trumpet, working with jazz musicians including Jeff Parker and Anna Butterss. 2026 via Nonesuch Records. #Flea #BestNewMusic2025 #Week49 #NonesuchRecords go.stereobar.net/5q57mpx

IDLES share Interpol remix of "Rabbit Run" from their Caught Stealing soundtrack. Physical release December 19 via Partisan Records. Interpol's Sam Fogarino calls it "a white knuckle rollercoaster ride". #Idles #BestNewMusic2025 #Week49 #PartisanRecords go.stereobar.net/fkes372

Melody's Echo Chamber releases "The House That Doesn't Exist" ahead of Friday's Unclouded album. Swooping strings and funky drums with producer Sven Wunder. December 5 via Domino. #MelodysEchoChamber #BestNewMusic2025 #Week49 #DominoRecordingCo go.stereobar.net/c2go5rl

Toronto's cootie catcher get bolder on "Straight Drop" from their upcoming album Something We All Got. Driving guitars and cascading drums push their sweet indie pop into confident territory. Out February 27. #CootieCatcher #BestNewMusic2025 #Week49 #CarparkRecords go.stereobar.net/sqganxr

West London rapper Central Cee drops "BOOGA", a no-hook drill track produced by Roddy Beats, Arthur Bean, Young Chencs, Smokey Jam. Video features Skepta and FinesseKid. #CentralCee #BestNewMusic2025 #Week48 #ColumbiaRecords go.stereobar.net/d5f00p5

Cork band Cardinals release "Barbed Wire", fourth single from debut album "Masquerade" (Feb 13, 2026 on So Young). Gothic reimagining of Cork inspired by city history. Accordion-laced indie rock recorded at RAK Studios. #Cardinals #BestNewMusic2025 #Week48 #SoYoungRecords go.stereobar.net/8shlxe0

Melbourne post-punk band Radio Free Alice release "Rule 31", recorded with Peter Katis (Interpol, The National) in Connecticut. Written during soundcheck, built from a bassline. Closes sold-out UK tour. #RadioFreeAlice #BestNewMusic2025 #Week48 #DoubleDrummer go.stereobar.net/y7jfngd

London artist FAUZIA returns with first solo music in four years. "The Way" on Local Action features jungle rinse-out plus half-time B-side. Has worked with Tirzah, Kelela, Duval Timothy. #Fauzia #BestNewMusic2025 #Week48 #LocalAction go.stereobar.net/4xetkr0

London composer Maddie Ashman releases "Jaded" via AWAL. Glitched microtonal breakbeats with descending intonation. Co-produced with Gus White. #MaddieAshman #BestNewMusic2025 #Week48 #AWAL go.stereobar.net/9t9xmdf

North London singer-songwriter Eliza returns with "Anyone Else", first single in two years from upcoming album (early 2026 on Log Off Records). Grungy guitars meet airy falsetto on her first real love song. #Eliza #BestNewMusic2025 #Week48 #LogOffRecords go.stereobar.net/r7fy8z2

Glasgow psych-rock band Helicon and LA producer Al Lover release "Backbreaker" from album "Arise" (Feb 13, 2026 on Fuzz Club). Fuses Middle Eastern guitars, breakbeats, sitar psychedelia with hip-hop production. #Helicon #AlLover #BestNewMusic2025 #Week48 #FuzzClubRecords go.stereobar.net/lo57m42

I had no idea that Bard Rap was a thing, there is so much packed into this tune. Adding to my Nov. playlist. Thanks for the share.

Brighton singer-songwriter Kyla Kilzer and Jersey producer Max Noir debut on Tru Thoughts with "Break Through". Trip-hop meditation on self-growth, blending soft garage, alt-R&B, and hip-hop. #KylaKilzer #MaxNoir #BestNewMusic2025 #Week48 #TruThoughts go.stereobar.net/jb0se2b

German indie rockers The Notwist announce "News from Planet Zombie" (March 13, 2026 on Morr Music). First single "X-Ray" blends twinkly indie pop with rock edge. First album in five years. #TheNotwist #BestNewMusic2025 #Week48 #MorrMusic go.stereobar.net/tmvu9t3

Black Country duo BIG SPECIAL release "DRAGGED UP A HILL (and thrown down the other side)", a stripped-back track about early labouring days and going nowhere despite the graft. Softer side from the post-punk pair. #BigSpecial #BestNewMusic2025 #Week48 #SoRecordings go.stereobar.net/9xet616

Nubiyan Twist release "Azimuth", second single from "Chasing Shadows" (March 20, 2026 on Strut). Album features Fatoumata Diawara, Joe Armon-Jones, Patrice Rushen, Bootie Brown. #NubiyanTwist #BestNewMusic2025 #Week48 #Strut go.stereobar.net/buv882m